" This publication contains the text, in full or in excerpt form, of treaties concluded between or among African States on the subject of the development, use and protection of rivers and lakes shared across international boundaries in Africa. It is intended for reference purposes and for use by policy-makers, decision-makers, government legal advisers and negotiators as an illustration of the kind of legal obligations and instruments adopted by countries in their dealings with international water resources. Cette publication contient le texte integral ou des extraits de traites conclus entre les pays africaines pour la mise en valeur, l'utilisation en Afrique et la protection de fleuves et de lacs s'etendant sur le territoire de deux ou plusieurs pays. Il s'agit d'un ouvrage de reference, destine aux decideurs, cadres, conseillers juridiques et negociateurs, qui y trouveront des exemples de clauses et d'instruments juridiques adoptes par les divers pays dans le domaine des ressources hydriques internationales." "

The Research Handbook on International Water Law surveys the field of the law of shared freshwater resources. In some thirty chapters, it covers subjects ranging from the general principles operative in the field and international groundwater law to the human right to water and whether international water law is prepared to cope with climate disruption. The authors are internationally recognized experts in the field, most with years of experience. The Research Handbook is edited by three scholars and practitioners whose publications and work deal with the law of international watercourses.

This book analyses the legal challenges facing international cooperation on water management in the twenty-first century.